Been to the Festival of Contemporary Japanese Film. Saw: Ramblers and Bright Future. I liked "Ramblers" more due to some unusual humor.

Fantastic holidays at home in Ukraine is just over. I'm back to Prague from Sat, 5th Jan, 2008. What a memories. I don't really have many words. It is just pure emotions...highest state of mind. Here are some fantastic moments in photos.

and music of the moment...

My preliminary plan for Christmas and New Year vocation 2007/2008:

V Jaremche ostanovlus zdes:
http://karpaty.nezabarom.com.ua/yaremche/fortuna/984/photo/ -150 hrn
predlojyli 2x mestny polulux vmesto standartnogo 2x mestny nomer
http://www.karpaty.info/ua/uk/if/jr/jaremche/houses/fortuna/
-500 м від центру міста
-skoree budem odni v dome iz 3h nomerov (tak chto mesto prisoedinitsya est...)
-WC/dush v nomere
-ryadom chastnaja kuhnya 50hrn s chel za zavtrak i ujyn


14 Dec, Fri - last work day at work, WFH, packing.

15 Dec, Sat - by bus going Prague to Lvov, 85 USD
16 Dec, Sun - by marshrutka going Lvov to Lutsk, 5 USD, buy train ticket Kiev-Lvov on 19th (if no ticket stay in Lutsk, take tickets train to Lvov on morning 20th Dec)
17 Dec, Mon - Lutsk, 10 USD
18 Dec, Tue - Lutsk to Kiev by car with Lisa, 20 USD
19 Dec, Wed - Kiev, evening departure by train to Lvov, 30 USD
20 Dec, Thur - by train from Lutsk to Lviv, Iva by train N 085 arrives to Lviv 13:50, excursion around Lviv, by marshrutka going to Jaremche (2,5hours one way, 5USD), from 10+20, znat kak budem vozvrashcatsya v Kiev 27 Dec i esli poezdom to kupit obratnye bilety.
21 Dec, Fri - Karpaty (Jaremche), 15USD accomodation + 10 USD food + 15USD snow equipment rent per person
22 Dec, Sat - Karpaty (Jaremche), 15USD accomodation + 10 USD food + 15USD snow equipment rent per person
23 Dec, Sun - excursion to Ivano-Frankivsk, 15USD accomodation + 10 USD food per person +10 USD for transportation.
24 Dec, Mon - Karpaty (Jaremche), 15USD accommodation + 10 USD food per person - Lisa or mam or pap join us in Karpaty
25 Dec, Tue - Karpaty (Jaremche), 15USD accommodation + 10 USD food + 15USD snow equipment rent per person - Lisa or mam or pap join us in Karpaty
26 Dec, Wed - Karpaty (Jaremche), 15USD accommodation + 10 USD food + 15USD snow equipment rent per person - Lisa or mam or pap join us in Karpaty
27 Dec, Thur - going from Karpaty to Kiev, likely by car with Pap or Liza, (70 USD total) or train (20-30 USD per person)
28 Dec, Fri - Kiev, 15 USD babushka Dina greeting
29 Dec, Sat - Kiev, 15 USD buy return train tickets for Iva Kiev-Crimea or Odessa-Crimea.
30 Dec, Sun - Kiev, 15 USD / alternative going to Odessa by car with Liza
31 Dec, Mon - Kiev, NY celebration, 30 USD / alternative going to Odessa by car with Liza
1 Jan, Tue - Kiev, 15 USD / alternative going to Odessa by car with Liza
2 Jan, Wed - Kiev, Iva by train back Kiev-Crimea, 20-30 USD / alternative coming back to Kiev from Odessa by car with Liza and Ivanna back to Odessa-Crimea by train.
3 Jan, Thur - Kiev, 15 USD
4 Jan, Fri - by bus going from Kiev to Prague, 85 USD
5 Jan, Sat - Prague
6 Jan, Sun - Prague

7 Jan, Mon - back to work

Friend, Andrew sent me a photo and a text report (in Russsian) about his trip to CZ some time ago. Nice observations about Krusovice and Karlovy Vary.

Had a Turkish evening party at home yesterday. Rommate Fhari has invited his Turkish friends and cooked a fantastic meals. Yammy. I wish we have more Turkish evenings like this... ;-)

This is 2nd year in a row when I'm helping to organize the presence of the French Embassy at the International Charity Bazaar at Hilton Hotel. The whole event is organized by Diplomatic Ladies Association (DLA), which is union of ambassador's wifes to Czech Republic. The event is supported by the Mme Klausova, the wife of the President of Czech Republic. The President of the DLA is Mme Helene Fries, wife of French ambassador. She is in charge of both representing the French table and the event in general. I was helping mostly with French table mostly.

The way it works - each embassy contacts the companies and organizations they know to donate for the event i- either money or products for sale. Donated products are then sold at the bazaar at the discounted prices so it would sell faster and buyer would be more happy. All received money are then donated to the charities. For the general public there is a small fee (50Kc/2,5USD) for entrance with is also a source of income that goes to charity. But overall it worth visiting since it is a unique opportunity to shop for cool products from around the world at discount. ;-)

Also as the way networking works I had a change to invite my friend and colleague and a professional photographer (at the beginning of his photography career) from work Tomasz Slota (from Poland) to take the photo report of the event. Here you may see the result:

http://tomslot.info/Bazaar2007 /any my few shots

Overall the event was great fun and I'm packed with my Christmas and New Year gifts thanks to it.

we had a small friends warming party in our kitchen on Saturday... wine.candles.talks.
here is some music we listened:

• Michael Jackson - Do you remember the Time - http://youtube.com/watch?v=rENoOBFrOlw
• Eric Clapton Live - http://youtube.com/watch?v=hiK3LKhnK80
  
• Kangroove - http://youtube.com/watch?v=UV0S6ts3sW8

Last week brought French Film Festival to Prague...again.
I have seen an excellent movies that would strongly recommend it to see:

1. Moliere
   
2. Entre Adultes
3. La Fille coupee en deux

And photo reports from this weekend parties - DJ Tiesto and Stereo MC's.

Previous weeks small photo reports: Toastmasters Regional Conference In Pardubice, Swank Bar LungerieFasion Show, some last minute change show in celebration of 100 years to Divadlo Na Vinohradah.

Also I have heard a cool rhythm that I liked - listen on YouTube - Clock - Coldplay and Buena Vista Social Club.

Halloween celebration in Prague on Wed, Oct 31st. It has turning in one of the most fun events for the expats living in Prague. Very, very, very popular event!!! Wowwwwwwww!!!

Last weekend spend with my last year roommate Vishal from London. He Djed at Acropolis on Fri night and on Saturday we have a chill out conversation a the bar of newly opened Palladium shopping center. Photos here.

On Sunday I have seen the Devil's Bible at Klementinum, during it's vocation timebeing in Prague, coming from Stockholm, Sweden. Which is by coencidence is happened at the same time as Komiksfest! 2007.

"How often do you find the right person? ONCE." You got to see this ONCE movie!!!

Now this weekend in Praha, which becoming my 2nd home. Autoshow, Presentation of the movie Once at the MOFFOM film festival, The Art of Can Installation. Photos here.

Been one fantastic week in Kyiv. Home is home. Nothing on the planet is like HOME. Here photos.

Andrew Semenov has sent me his story and photo report from his recent visit of the Czech capital, Prague. Here.

Been to the concert of French band Nouvelle Vague. At Palac Akropolis. Fantastic!!! Recommended!!!

• www.nouvellesvagues.com
• www.myspace.com/nouvellevague

Look for a vibe at blogmusik.net

• Here are my photos from the concert. other photos.

Svershylos. Snova edu v Kiev. Ura!!!

Zamette chto edu. S samoletom kak planiroval ne slojylos. Bilety na samolet cherez milan uje uleteli, a na drugie options ne hvataet cash. Spasibo pape, mame za predlojennuju fin podderzhku, no luchshe sekonomim nemnogo. Otpusk na rabote podpisan.

Ja vzyal bilety na avtobus. Patnica, 5go 9:00 utra vyezd iz Pragi, 6go v rajone 9:0 utra priezd v Kiev na j/d vokzal.

Nazad v Pragu - Subbota, 13go 9:00 utra vyezd ot z/d vokzala Kiev, 14go v rajone 9:0 utra priezd v Prague na Florence vokzal.

Ja budu vmeste s devushkoj - Ivannoj, ona priedet iz Kryma (6-10go Oct).

Ostanovimsya na Bereznyakah (ili u Lizy na kuhne... ;-) ).

Highlights of the program:

- 6go, Oct, Sub 9 utra priezd, vstrecha Ivy poezd 027 (Simferopol) 11.23am, 6j vagon, na svadbe u druzey (Sasha, Natasha) 15:00 official part, then dancing till 00:00, Andreevsky spusk.
- 7go, Oct, Vos, D/R Babushki Diny vecher u babushki (utka s jablokami ili kovkijka + samovar)
- 8go, Oct, Pn - 11:00 SUN biz meeting at Sun Microsystems, Regus Business Center 42-44, Shovkovychna str. 01601 Kiev, Ukraine; S obeda s papoj
- 9go, Oct, Vt - s mamoy
- 10go, Oct, Sr - s Lizoj; otjezd Ivy, 17:50; vecherom k 7 u Lizy - meeting of all friends
- 11go, Oct, Cht - sutra rynok Petrovka, 17:00-19:00, отель <Русь>, ул. Госпитальная - MBA expo
- 12go, Oct, Pt - sutra ?, vstrecha s gruppoj (Max, Denis), vypusknikami NTUU KPI, vecher/noc
- 13go, Oct, Sb - 9:00 otjezd

Do skoroj vstrechi!
-Vas suslik

Adding photo albums sent to me recently by:

• Julia Shkvarun - international adventures
  
• Kostya - from his trip to Jaroslavl and Kyiv, Ukraine
  

Photo report from Architectureweek.Cz

• My cousin bro Max living in Canada has started a video news series. Check this out here.
• The song of a weekend - In the Sun (here is lyrics), Coldplay feat Michael Staipe (R.E.M.). You could find it on www.deezer.com if you type Coldplay in search.
  

Been to the Narodni Divadlo (National Theater) for the Czech Ballet Symphony modern ballet performance. Liked it a lot.

Journées du patrimoine

16.9. 10h00 - 17h00

Francouzské velvyslanectví Velkpřevorské náměstí 2 Praha 1

• Portes ouvertes au Palais buquoy [photo report]

Depuis une vingtaine d’années, en France tout d’abord et dans toute l’Europe maintenant, nombre de monuments habituellement interdits à la visite ouvrent leurs portes et livrent leurs trésors à la curiosité du public le temps de quelques journées. Siège de l’Ambassade de France depuis 1919, construit en plein cœur du quartier de Malá strana entre 1736 et 1738, le Palais Buquoy est un exemple très abouti du baroque pragois et le creuset des relations franco-tchèques depuis la première République. A la faveur de ces journées, le public pragois pourra découvrir ce joyau architectural. Ainsi, de l’escalier d’honneur où trône un buste du philosophe René Descartes au salon de musique où Mozart a donné plusieurs concerts privés, de la salle à manger où le 9 décembre 1988, François Mitterrand reçut Václav Havel et des dissidents tchèques pour un petit déjeuner célèbre, chacun pourra se pénétrer de la richesse patrimoniale de ce lieu singulier.

Déroulement : de 10h à 17h, déambulation libre et gratuite assistée d’un petit guide de visite individuel. L’accueil du public et l’entrée dans le palais se feront de Velkopřevorské náměstí 2, Prague 1.

Entrée libre

Been to the concert of Paul van Dyk. They sey he is N1 DJ in the world. Hard to believe. What about other 100 of the N1s in the world? Also I enjoyed music and dancing I did not feel like staying longer then 2am, so I went home as I had to get up early. Yet another intro into the CZ culture that I have saw many people wasted by alcohol and other stuff. But overall this was event of the week or probably month's to be at.

• Here is photo report from the live set
• I believe photo with friends may also be posted here - www.poslouchej.net

It happened that in one day we were lucky to attend 2 festivals. Prague Food Festival 2007 at Kampa park (www.praguefoodfestival.com) and discovered a JoyRide extreme sports and music festival at Císařská louka island (www.JoyRide.cz)

• Festival photo report here
  

Interesting event on Saturday. Went to Hvezda Sports Bar to meet with some friends and watch Italy-France football game. Afterall friends did not show up, but I have met another ones I knew. Together we maid a downtown night clubs minitour, hit - U Sudu, Zlaty Casy, Aloha, ... (?) and finally Popo Cafe Petl. Nice and unexpected.

Been to LetniLetna cirqus performance - Cirque ici: Secret . Totally outstanding event. The show like nothing else. Would totally recommend.

Actually there are many graffity covering walls and houses in Prague. Especially in the suburbs. Check this out.

London. Reunion of friends who met during Helsinki Summer School 2002 (selected photos are here). Nikolay (RU, living London), Jeroen (NL, living Amsterdam) and myself Ivan (UA, living Prague). We have meet in London over this 5 calendar days (23 - 27 August, 2007), where Nikolay lives in a nice light and couzy 2 bedroom appartment with bright kitchen.

We have experienced an exponential growth of sunshine (12 seconds on Thu, 12 minutes on Fri and 12 hours on Sat onwards!), participated in a spot-at-least-one-Ferrari-per-day competition, attend the first ["children's"] day of Notting Hill carnival with 1.4 million fellow party
lovers and explored Cambridge.

• See photo report here from London and from Cambridge.
  
• Also see the photos from Nikolay's gallery.
  

I have got a nice links from my Austrian friend Mario, (Mario Krenn , we have met during our AIESEC traineeships in Ostrava, Czech Republic), who is having a great life in US, New Orleans now. I believe this is how he spends his quality time there... by attending music c0ncerts:

• Jazz
• The Police (Sting)
  

It is time to start a new chapter in life after all... hopefully new love... either love is eternal it can't be old or new... just feel it... get rid of the pain... I believe love overcomes pain... like in Harry Potter 5... the strongest positive emotions overcome the ones that hurt the most...Should work... I hope. I believe. I love. That is what my sister Lisa told me today in the night when I have called her and we listened to the storm of the Black Sea. Vse bude dobre - sings to me Vokarchuk from Okean Elsy...and I know that is the way it would be.

Here are some recent photos.

July 19 - October 21, 2007

Museum Kampa - the Jan and Meda Mládek Foundation has prepared in cooperation with the Andy Warhol museum in Pittsburgh an exhibition with the title "Disaster Relics", which presents prints by Warhol dealing with the theme of catastrophes. Many of these works belong to a series which was created at the beginning of the nineteen sixties; they reflect Warhol's fascination with death as well as his obsession with "fifteen minutes of fame". Some of these works document the life of the famous, for example a portrait of Jackie Kennedy shortly before and after the assassination of Kennedy. The rest, chronicling the lives of ordinary people, for example prints inspired by racial unrest in Alabama or by car and airplane accidents.

Been there.

Prague walk with roommate Sophie. Photos.

Recent photo reports:

• Day-of-moving-out-from-Hadouvka-to-Chodov-office
• Back-to-Prague-week-end 1st week-end after California
• Laid back Friday with friends Prague-Fri-July-16th
• Prague-walk-with-roommate-Sophie

I was happy to receive a reply to my blog post about San Francisco from my friend Ayumu since studying in Western Kentucky University, USA in 2000/01. He mentioned that he has recently been to San Francisco with hie wonderful wife Megmi in March and that they really enjoyed the time, seeing very beautiful city. They really loved it. Now Ayumi enjoying his work in Japan. He is in charge of selling YAMAHA outboard engines in South East Asian Countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia.

That must be fun, sailor!!! I guess when the time comes... I would have to order from you a nice engine for a white yacht.

On the other photo - Fumio (also our JA friend we spent time together at WKU), Ayumu, Megmi.

My schoolmate of Lyceum "Intellect" (Kyiv, at school N 21) Andrew Semenov has sent me a link to his photos from the Pripyat Festival (near Chernobyl).

July 7th to 19th I have been spending in San Francisco Bay area. Was here on the business trip working and meeting people at the headquarters of my company. It was a lot of meetings I had to go through, had to meet about 20 different people. Also few colleagues took care of me well and took me for a few nice off work exploration events. Among others:

• Exploring streets of San Francisco and San Francisco museum of modern arts for exhibit of sculptures works by Matisse
  
• A dog walk in recreation park
• Filoli - residence, trees and rose garden
  
• Santana Row cool district and a French restaurant
• The Crucible's Fire Arts Festival
  
• Russian Disco event at Avalon club
• Pacific Ocean by Santa Cruz, wharf area with nice Italian restaurant
• Solitude walk and dinner in the restricted recreation area of Pacific Ocean bay area
  

Also I had a chance to visit US friend Dina and her dad in UC Davis.

Here is photo report.

Today I got a few photos from my comrade Denis (and Valik, 1st on the left), who were probably been to Odessa beaches recently.

On June together with my colleague visiting from US we have visited an amazing performances of William Shakespeare at the Prague Castle. We have seen the "Storm" (Boure)

http://praha.muzejninoc.cz/ this year attracted thousands of people. I have invited about 8 people, but only 1 showed up. So we spend the museum night with my colleague Tomas. Photos are here.

We did the following program:

18:30 Meeting by the exit from the M Vysehrad

19:00-19:30
The Vyšehrad Casemates and the Subterranean Hall "Gorlice" now home to
6 original statues from Charles Bridge. 20 min down to catacombs. Need
sweater and lighter.
http://praha.muzejninoc.cz/clanek.php?id=2&objekt=23

19:30-20:00 going by metro to Staromestska.

20:00-20:30
Umelecko Prumyslovy Museum back garden, Jazz Concert
http://muzejninoc-cz-praha.cattani.netservis.cz/clanek.php?id=5&ida=90

20:45-21:30
Rudolfinium, Antonín Dvořák, Symphony No 9 in E minor "From the New World"
http://muzejninoc-cz-praha.cattani.netservis.cz/clanek.php?id=5&ida=92

21:45-22:15
Charles Bridge Museum, Midevel carnaval and Photos exhibit
http://praha.muzejninoc.cz/clanek.php?id=2&l=en&ida=&inst=&amp;amp;objekt=47&linka=&stanice=

22:30 - 23:30
Jewish museum - Guided tour - History of the Jews in Bohemia and
Moravia I. – From the First Settlements to the Beginning of
Emancipation.
Meeting point: in exposition
http://praha.muzejninoc.cz/clanek.php?id=2&inst=6

00:00– 00.30
Jazz Before Midnight at Czech Museum of Music
http://muzejninoc-cz-praha.cattani.netservis.cz/clanek.php?id=5&ida=101

Encore une fois - Equador!
DJ Sash in Prague. I wanted to hear his music but was not sure if going pary in the middle of the week is that of a good idea. But when I learnd that I can get in for 7USD I did not hesitated and joined the party at MischMasch .
Je regarde le disc jockey!!!

On Saturday went on rafting trip by Vltava river from Vyssy Brod to Cesky Krumlov with friends Gerald and Nick and Elsa + 10 more French people. We did not get a change to speak much to French people and Elsa since we were going the fastest. I would recomend you try this sport one day. Cool feelings in your mind and body after 8 hours on the water. You may find all the info at: http://www.ingetour.cz/boat-rental-canoes-rafts/general/basic-information
We were afraid of our camers getting wet so NO Photoes for today.

This week I'm volunteering for the international theater festival Fringe (PragueFringe.cz) .
The concepts and events are unbelivably cool, as you may find out from some photos. So many happenings in one week!!! You can enjoy one great performance after another. My personal hit parade of the shows:

1. Velvet Scratch
2. The Friends of Jack Kairo
3. Stephen Frost Impro Allstars
4. A play on two chairs
5. Troubadour
6. Blow This Popsicle stand

The weekend of May 24-28 my Dutch friends Pieter (wich whom we have been rommates for 3 months in Ostrava during the AIESEC traineeship) and George (his friend) from Rotterdam has visited Prague and I hosted them. We aslo had a farewel party for Elsa on Friday (she will come back to France after a year of ERASMUS studies here in Prague). Photoes here.

My dear friend Deniska (we have studied in university together for 5 years) jast sent me few photoes (top right - amigos Denis and Nastja, buttom - Nastja's black cat) from his reunion with school mates. Can you imagine it that we have graduated from school 10 years ago and from university 5 years ago?

Been to a great and fantastic ballet yesterday "Solo pro Tri". Modern choreography theatre inspired by the lives and songs of three singing poets of the 1960s and 1970s French - Jacques Brel, Russian - Vladimir Vysotsky and Czech - Karel Kryl.

Photoes from last week-end as Kirsten was visiting from Germany and Albert from Canada. What a reunion of ex-AIESEC trainees from Ostrava in Prague!!!

Ura!!! My cousin Zephyralka (known by parents as Lida) has sent me her photoes from adventures in Canada, where she is visiting her bro and my cousin MAX and his pretty Katerina...

My colleague Martin has just came back from his 2 weeks vocations in Cuba. Fantastic views and colors!!! Photoes here.

I have came back from 10 fantastic days of visit my home in Ukraine - Kyiv. On the way we had a great visit in Lviv with my sister, then we went to visit our grandparents in Lutsk, and finally came back to Kyiv. Of caurse most of the time I have spent with mam, dad, sis and grandma, but I have met most of my friends.

I would say it was defenetely the best home coming event for last 4 years. I'm all so happy and now I'm looking forward to my future with a dream of come back to Kyiv some day, have own business there, own property, few fast cars and the most important - family with kids.

As for now I'm just homesick, but looking at all those moments make me smile and fell happy. You can check the photo report from the trip by yourself.

Kostya sent me photoes from this weekend. He celebrated WW2 Victory Day with colleagues at his garden. I wish I could join the celebration...but I was having a greatest fun in Kyiv. Well we would do another "shashlyky picnic" sometime this summer.

I'm on the few vocation days in Kyiv now. I have met with Natashia and Sasha, cool friends as we all have started our careers at KP Publications. I have just recieved a link to their online photo gallery. I hope they will come to see me in Prague sometime this year.

Evgeniy Kravchenko, who is now residing and doing business in Romania, my former colleague from Mitridat.com has sent me his cool Picasa web photo album.

Sunny Sunday passed. Had a nice romantic walk with Olya, went to gym, done shopping and laundry.

On Friday happened to visit a small underground party "Metrodesert" in the tiny newly opened club in downtown. The friendly deep house vibe was going all over the place it was very friendly and dynamic.

Then have met my rommate Elsa at the Infinity club where she went with her man Vincent, who is visiting over the week-end from France.

And on Saturday I have been showing aroung to my colleage from work Lisa, who is in Prague on her vocation with family. We have bought some souvenires at central souvenir market, yammy cocolates from Cocolada store (Husova 1, Praha1, tel. 222.220.353) and a stylish scarf at Zara.

Photo report here.

My close friend Vlad has sent me the photoes of his som Jutiy being baptised. My congratulations Vlad to you and your family!!! Keep it going strong!!! In God we trust.

I have just recieved a feedback from Beata on her stay in Prague over the weekend. Beata, thanks for your kind words and artistic photoes! It was a great pleasure to have you as a charming, fun and responcive guest! Hope to meet some day again...

Beata has just posted a comment on www.HospitalityClub.org site about her stay in Prague:

"I stayed 2 days at his flat in Praha. He organized an Ukrainian dinner for his friends who appeared to be really great people and then we all went to a disco. He was a perfect host - understanding, caring and helpful. "

and posted this comment about you:
"Ivan is so charming!! Amazingly intelligent gentleman with great sense of humour. He is a brilliant leader, very organised, with lots of outstanding ideas how to spend time in the most exciting way, always joyfully taking what is best in life. He has lot of stories to tell as his life experiance and his travels are really impressing. I had very interesting conversations with him and loads of fun while wandering in the city, taking pictures, shopping... This is HC REALITY. You can see it here: http://picasaweb.google.com/kakmnogo
Thank you once again Ivan, do vstrechi! :) "

I have posted photos (also photos taken by Kostya) with comments about this perfect spring weekend in April that combined UA borsch and drinks cooking party on Saturday, Bottleon Spanish drinking gathering and dancing at Solidni Nejstota and on Sunday - Japanese posters exhibition and beer garden at Letna. Not to mention that Beata from Warsaw was my first guest visiting via Hospitalityclub.org network.

Something happened yesterday evening, that maid me laugh and smile much. In search for a romance I have created an online profile at http://www.lide.cz/Distant.Honey. Well guess who has requested being accepted as a friend? Kateřina Sokolová, http://www.lide.cz/miss.Sokolova, who has become Miss Czech Republic 2007 this Sunday, April 15th.

Photoes from the Miss Czech Republic 2007 event here.

HELL YEAH!!! ;-)
GO KATERINA!!!

My friend Max has sent me a URL link to the online images of automobiles and motorcycles that you could find insinde the bubble gum TURBO, that was originally maid in Turkey during 1990ies, but were the first wave of something special and spicy from external world outside of Communism with it's ugly unchanged cars. I have been collecting them starting from 1st class of school till 5th. I have got them all from 51 to 120. This was a very memorable collection for me for some I had to budget my last money, for them I have spent my first cash earnings from milk delivery service, for some I have been in my first embarrasing finghts and of course fair trading with friends. I believe I have presented them to my friend as I was transfering to another school. It is hard for me to track the past fate of my collection, but from what I see now online I can recorgnize every line on every image now. HOW can't you believe in miracles after all?

P.S. My favourite were N51 Ferrari (Testarossa), N68 Lamborgini, N74 Rolse Royce, N105 Aston Martin.

Just came back from the concert of my dreams. FAITHLESS.
It was amazingly positive drive there. See some colored emotions in photoes.


Alla an alumni of US exchange FLEX program was visiting me this extended Easter week-end. She is now studying in Vienne. Also her boyfriend Amit came from Vienne to meet with his younger sister, who came to seem him from Israel. Complicated?! Maybe - but it defenetely was fun as you could see from here. She said she enjoyed the trip - I believe she did.

P.S. I have launched a Picasa free online photo gallery from Google. I have switched from Flikr on Yahoo since the later offers only limited free services. Go Google Picasa!!! ;-)

• At the Narodni Divadlo on the Raymonda ballet last Saturday. The best ballet I have seen sofar in Czech Republic. Was a fantastic story, costumes, atmosphere and music. Bravo!!!
  

• The perfect burito I have made myself from the original Mexican components. Yammy!!!
  

• At the original Mexican lunch last Saturday
  

• At the Polish Bday few weeks ago